Teenager Christopher Flynn told himself he didn't care. About his parents, about his schooling, about his future. When his reckless behavior resulted in people being injured, Chris was sent to a juvenile facility. Being locked up hardened Chris but it also made him realize that he never wanted to be in that situation again.
After doing his time, Chris went to work for his dad as a carpet installer. One of the boys from the facility Ben, who had been in his unit, came to work for his dad too, upon Chris's urging.
One day Chris and Ben are installing carpet in a vacant house when they discover a bag full of cash hidden underneath a floor. Now Chris wants nothing to do with the money but Ben, who comes from poverty, thinks Chris is nuts to leave $50,000 behind. Eventually Ben promises to leave the money be.
Unfortunately, that money belongs to two thugs who come to the house looking for it and find it gone. Neither Ben or Chris took it, but Ben told a friend, Lawrence, about the money. Lawrence was part of their group in the facility and a friend of both Chris and Ben, but especially Ben. The thugs track Ben down and torture him, trying to make him tell who has the money. Ben knows Lawrence took it, but refuses to tell the them who then kill him.
When Chris finds out about Ben's death, he immediately knows it is because of the money. He contacts Lawrence and together they come up with a plan to deal with Ben's killers.
This was a pretty good read, once the story moved away from the time in the facility. That part didn't interest me. But once Chris gets back into society and tries to live a decent life, it got a lot more interesting.
Here is a review by Kirkus Reviews.
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